13 Amendments of Leonidas DONSKIS related to 2012/2288(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to the Council conclusions on EU Support for Sustainable Change in Transition Societies, 3218th Foreign Affairs Council meeting of 31 January 2013,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 27 February 2013 entitled "A decent life for all: Ending poverty and giving the world a sustainable future" (COM(2013)0092),
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas LAs from new Member States need to exchange knowledge with old Member States in development cooperation practices in order to overcome the gap in terms of expertise, and in order for the old Member States to profit from the experience with transition and structural transformations of the new Member States, which is a valuable tool in the global development framework;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas CSOs and LAs are crucial in ensuring sustainable and inclusive growth, environmental sustainability, human rights and good governance in the post-2015 development agenda;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) to mainstream the promotion of an enabling environment for CSOs and LAs and to consider it a priority for the EU's position in the ongoing negotiations on the post-2015 development framework; stresses the importance of defining a monitoring system which permits the evaluation of progress in the creation of an enabling environment at national level in terms of policy and regulatory provisions, as well as multiple stakeholder and multilevel dialogues; calls on the Commission to measure the enabling environment in order to capture its complexity and contextual variations with indicators that cover both the conditions of the context and the characteristics of civil society actors within that context;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Expresses great concern about the crackdown on CSOs cooperating with the EU partners in a number of countries and calls on the Commission and the EEAS to develop strategies on how to overcome these difficulties and to continue the vital support for CSOs;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to promote a ‘partnership for accountability’ for strategic cooperation between the elected representatives at national and local level, and CSOs based on transparency regarding official and non- official aid flows, as well as a participatory approach to development and accountability, including domestic social accountability and oversight, for the policy impact;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls the importance of the partnership between LAs from European and partner countries in achieving sustainable development; in this context urges the EU to make efficient use of knowledge-sharing and capacity development methods, including the use of transition experience of LAs of the EU Member States;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the importance of strengthening EU staff expertise, in particular at delegation level, on decentralisation and the role of LAs in development, including on how to coordinate with CSOs;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that the EU should engage with partner countries, in the context of the New Deal for Fragile States, to elaborate as part of wider development strategies, national resilience strategies, and specific programmes that aim to address the underlying causes of long-term vulnerability, including community-based and participatory risk analysis, management tools and in-depth research about the drivers of conflict or fragility, and taking into account the views and perceptions of directly affected local people;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Recalls that resilience should also be a key theme of the EU's partnerships with CSOs and LAs; recalls that it is essential to strengthen the role of communities, through community-owned and led risk reduction activities, and LAs in fragile States and to work closely with them in crisis and post- crisis situations;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to develop an overarching DEAR strategy in close collaboration with CSOs and to increase the financial resources which will be allocated in the future programming period to DEAR;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Commission to facilitate experience and expertise sharing between the LAs from EU and partner countries in order to provide access to knowledge in relevant areas of sustainable development and especially good governance, capitalizing on the transition experience of the LAs of the EU Member States;